тәпәш

Bashkir

Тәпәш өҫтәл.
A low table.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) A specifically Bashkir term. No etymology attempts are known.

Compare with Tatar тәбәнәк (täbänäk, “low”), Kazakh тапал (tapal, “low, short-statured”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tæˈpæʃ]
• Hyphenation: тә‧пәш

Adjective

тәпәш • (təpəş)

1. low, small in height

   Тәпәш өҫтәл.

   Təpəş öśtəl.

   A low table.

2. low, comparatively close to the ground
3. (of people's stature) short

   Миңә тәпәш буйлылар оҡшамай.

   Miñə təpəş buylılar oqşamay.

   I don't like short-statured (people).

Antonyms

• бейек (beyek, “high, tall”)
• оҙон (oźon, “tall-statured (of people)”)

See also

• түбән (tübən, “low in altitude”)